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Offers an anthropological perspective on the process by which state cultural policy actively engages civil society in a quest to shape social relations in the public sphere.

Deals with best practice in joint ventures: the factors and processes which lead to success. This book is suitable for practicing managers, executives, business schools and academics. It is also suitable for MBA, executive MBA and non-degree executive education courses or modules focused on JVs, alliances, and cooperative strategies.

Argues that leaders use emotional labour and other forms of emotional displays to influence followers and team members. This book also reveals how emotions play an important role in leadership at every level, from within-person to organization-wide leadership.

A book series on critical issues and contemporary trends in the educational landscape of Chinese and Chinese Americans. It promotes excellence and equity for all, with research and educational implications from studies on Chinese and Chinese American education or studies by Chinese and Chinese American scholars and practitioners.

Examines educational questions using perspectives from a variety of disciplines. This journal encourages communication between scholars from numerous disciplines, nationalities, institutions, and backgrounds.

A book series on critical issues and contemporary trends in the educational landscape of Chinese and Chinese Americans. It promotes excellence and equity for all, with research and educational implications from studies on Chinese and Chinese American education or studies by Chinese and Chinese American scholars and practitioners.

Examines educational questions using perspectives from a variety of disciplines. This journal encourages communication between scholars from numerous disciplines, nationalities, institutions, and backgrounds.

Volunteer management has many challenges, not the least of which is how we study it and view it. Suitable for those who manage volunteers, this volume offers chapters that demonstrate the breadth of thought on volunteer management, both across disciplines and a wide range of settings in which volunteers work.

The tenets of excellent customer service are central to any organization that creates or delivers products or services. This book teaches you about the foundational principles of customer service and acquiring the tools to implement those principles.

Volunteer management has many challenges, not the least of which is how we study it and view it. Suitable for those who manage volunteers, this volume offers chapters that demonstrate the breadth of thought on volunteer management, both across disciplines and a wide range of settings in which volunteers work.

The journey towards a sustainable world is our greatest challenge. This book includes reports, analysis, and discussion of cutting-edge approaches to incorporating sustainability, importantly in the mix of organisational strategic elements.

Summarizes the methodologies of a variety of research studies, each situated in the context of school subject areas, such as science, mathematics, social studies, and English/language arts, as well as in the contexts of reading education, special education, and early childhood learning.

Focuses on different 'ways of knowing' - ways of understanding, ways of learning, ways of perceiving knowledge. This book includes an overview chapter comparing western and Bhutanese ways of learning and conceptions of knowledge. It is about different ways of knowing Bhutan.

The failure of American education to achieve racial diversity has resulted from the inability of officials to disentangle the complex definitions that have emerged in a post-segregated society. This book examines the role of language post-Brown v Board of Education and the effects of that language on educational policy and practice.

Behavior modeling has been a highly successful training method for centuries. This manual presents detailed instructions for its productive implementation.

Provides an overview of high stakes accountability, the No Child Left Behind Act, and a framework for assessing the impact of high stakes accountability policy on school capacity. This book covers the fiscal implications of various components of accountability systems: testing, highly qualified teachers, school choice, and supplemental services.

Provides an overview of high stakes accountability, the No Child Left Behind Act, and a framework for assessing the impact of high stakes accountability policy on school capacity. This book covers the fiscal implications of various components of accountability systems: testing, highly qualified teachers, school choice, and supplemental services.

This book will be a practical guide to developing and implementing online courses. It is based on a model now in use at Paris Junior College in Paris, TX which has often resulted in retention rates of over 90%. It will be a comprehensive practitioner's guide including information on retention and multimedia support.This book will be a guide to anyone who may wish to teach online in any subject area at any level. The book provides actual examples of problems and solutions concerning online courses and also includes examples of supporting documents. Through a supporting Web site, the book will include actual examples of multimedia support now in use The book might also be used in graduate classes as a curriculum development guide. Readers would use the book as a guide as they actually create online courses. This would take most of the guess work out of course creation and provide a solid foundation for distance learning programs. The book provides a simple yet effective approach to online learning. It uses a model that has been proven to be effective with retention rates to support the contention. It provides information on a retention study and multimedia support as well, two areas that have not been addressed very often to this point.

Offers student affairs professionals who work at Catholic colleges and universities a tool for reflection and dialogue on difficult issues they face in their campuses. This book is intended to be used in staff development sessions, in training sessions with student leaders and resident assistants.

Offers student affairs professionals who work at Catholic colleges and universities a tool for reflection and dialogue on difficult issues they face in their campuses. This book is intended to be used in staff development sessions, in training sessions with student leaders and resident assistants.

Describes that the utilization of ICT based on fixed and mobile wireless broadband communication platforms supports managerial speed and excellence, while making it possible to formulate new business models.

Intends to create a portrait of ways in which electronic portfolios efforts can be evaluated effectively, and to provide examples of efolio evaluation in the form of case studies.

Offers examples of developments on the role of ICT for education, development, and social justice within an international context. This book presents case studies of how ICT can be used to promote sustainable development and social justice.

Offers examples of developments on the role of ICT for education, development, and social justice within an international context. This book presents case studies of how ICT can be used to promote sustainable development and social justice.

Approximately 25 per cent of Latin Americans live on less than $2 a day, and Latin America is the most unequal region of the world. This book derives economic principles for implementing the process of decentralization, and it presents cases that illustrate the principles at work. It is suitable for policymakers and practitioners.

Highlights a number of important factors in the stimulation and implementation of school improvement, including transformational leadership. This book covers change perspectives of teachers, principals, and the community. It includes strategies for instructional change; learning environments and school culture; and dropout prevention.

Examines the patterns of Asian parents' involvement in the education of their children, as well as the direct and indirect effects on children's academic achievement. This book also covers Asian American children's literacy development and learning strategies, and Asian American teachers' motivation to enter teaching profession.